Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Program Lead, Community Support Program (Richmond)

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $103,000 to $120,000 Annually

DESCRIPTION OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES :

This position will supervise care coordinators, housing specialists, vocational specialists, family partners, peer specialists, and other providers to serve adults diagnosed with severe mental illness in the West and East County areas of Contra Costa County. Provide clinical leadership to a community outreach, and engagement, and clinical community supports and services program. This program reaches out to prospective clients in their natural settings to engage them into clinical services. This program also provides housing assistance, vocational support, and other non-Medi-Cal services and it integrates its services with other clinical treatment programs that provide psychotherapy, psychiatry, and care coordination. Provide leadership to create a supportive work environment, enable the staff and trainees so that they can learn to enable consultees, clients and their families. To be able to carry out the following : Program training, clinical supervision and clinical responsibilities by participating in the assurance of the smooth running of assigned Program according to the highest level of care, ethical and professional standards, as well as maintaining compliance of contract expectations and regulations.

POSITION : CLINICAL SUPERVISOR : PROGRAM LEAD (LCSW)

DIRECT SUPERVISOR : DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL COMMUNITY SUPPORTS AND SERVICES

MINIMUM REQUIREMENT :

• Masters Degree in Social Work or related field that enables an LCSW license
• Licensed as an LCSW in the State of California
• Four years clinical experience providing psychology services.
• Two years experience at the Hume Center preferred.
• At least one year of supervision experience.
• Experience of conducting outreach, consultation, and providing prevention / early intervention services in the community, to improve access to behavioral health services.
• Experience of creating an information system to track the outreach process of community based and human service providers, and identifying gaps in access of treatment services for underserved populations (including but not limited to South Asian population).
• Experience of providing community behavioral health promotion, prevention, and clinical services in the community
• Must be willing to work full-time, five days a week, including being available during the business operating hours.
• Must be willing to work some evenings and weekends.
• Demonstrate primary professional commitment and representation of The Hume Center when in the community.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, GSuite, and electronic health recrods.
• Possess a valid California Drivers license. Must be willing to use own vehicle and valid car insurance for work related travel.
• Be willing to use own cell phone to be accessible and willing to be available to receive calls for crisis and / or emergency situations.
• Proficiency in communication in any one of the following languages in addition to English preferred : The following languages are preferred but not required : Spanish, Farsi, (Pushto / Dari), Punjabi, Hindi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Cantonese, Mandarin, and / or Vietnamese.
• Experience of conducting research findings on the outcome of outreach and consultation to increase access to behavioral health services, preferred.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES :

Provides overall supervision to a clinical community supports and services program including supervision of staff, following budget parameters, ensuring compliance with the stated objectives of the programs, developing / implementing policies and procedures, participates in obtaining funds / grants, coordinating / integrating program with others in the organization, lead trainer for staff in program. Typically, this position reports to the Department Head, is part of a mid-management forum, directly or indirectly manages fewer than ten staff.

ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES :

Practice a Public Health model of providing community mental health service.

Knowledge of new and updated requirements of all relevant professional State Board regulations, procedures and forms.

Provide direct services in service program.

Demonstrate an understanding of The Hume Centers Philosophy, Organizational Culture, and Organizational Channels of Communication through practicing an enabling model of working together.